‘Fleeceware’ Play store apps quietly charging up to $250

Imagine an Android GIF-making app available on Google Play that automatically charges €214.99 ($253) to continue using it beyond its three-day trial period.

Or how about a completely unremarkable QR code reader app, whose developer thinks that a charge of €104.99 is a fair price to continue using it 72 hours after it was downloaded.
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/09/27/fleeceware-play-store-apps-quietly-charging-up-to-250/

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172 malicious apps with 335M+ installs found on Google Play

Google desperately needs to curb the spread of Android malware. In September alone, researchers uncovered a total of 172 infected apps on the Play Store. The worst part? These apps had racked up over 335 million installs by the time they were detected by security experts.

Adware accounted for a staggering 300,600,000 installs, according to data complied by ESET malware researcher Lukas Stefanko. Other types of malware found on Play included subscription spam, hidden ads, and SMS premium subscription software. Interestingly, while there were 57 instances of software with hidden ads, they made up less than 5 percent of all installs.
https://thenextweb.com/apps/2019/10/01/google-play-android-malware-2/

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Amorous couple are caught in a naked embrace by Google Street View in Taiwan despite tech giant's crackdown on nudity

😂 Their intimate moment happened on the mountainous Shantian Road, Taichung
😂 It has been viewed by thousands after an eagle-eyed Maps user shared it online
😂 Google vowed to tighten algorithms censoring nudity after breast flash in 2018

Parked off the beaten track in the heart of a Taiwanese mountain range, this couple thought that their naked roadside embrace would forever remain their secret.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7538581/Amorous-couple-caught-naked-embrace-Google-Street-View.html

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Google Play Store Flooding with Spyware, Banking Trojan, Adware Via Games, and Utility Apps

In September, Android users were threatened by various malware, many of which was distributed via Google Play. Those were the Android.DownLoader downloaders, the Android.Banker and Android.HiddenAds banking and adware trojans, as well as other threats. Doctor Web experts have also discovered several new versions of potentially dangerous applications, designed to spy on users, including Program.Panspy.1.origin, Program.RealtimeSpy.1.origin, and Program.MonitorMinor.

https://news.drweb.com/show/review/?i=13446

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Gaming & security apps on Play Store caught spreading malware

One of the apps was found dropping recently surfaced “The Joker” malware.

A report published by Russian antivirus developer Doctor Web has revealed that despite implementing the latest security features Google Play Store is still home to loads of dangerous malware, adware, and spyware. These malicious apps aim at personal as well as banking data of unsuspected Android users.
https://www.hackread.com/gaming-security-apps-play-store-malware/

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Google Patches 8 Vulnerabilities in Chrome 77

Google this week announced an update for Chrome 77 that addresses 8 security vulnerabilities in the application, including 5 reported by external researchers.

The new browser update arrives only a couple of weeks after Google patched four security flaws with the release of Chrome 77.0.3865.90, including two vulnerabilities that, combined with another type of weakness, could result in a sandbox escape.
https://www.securityweek.com/google-patches-8-vulnerabilities-chrome-77

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Some Android adware apps hide icons to make it hard to remove them

Uninstalling an Android app caught pushing adware is normally simple to deal with – click and drag it to the top right of the screen and into the trash can.

App gone, ideally followed up with a public-spirited one-star rating on the Google Play store to alert others to its bad behaviour.

But what happens if there’s no home screen or app tray icon?
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/10/18/some-android-adware-apps-hide-icons-to-make-it-hard-to-remove-them/

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Fake Photo Beautification Apps on Google Play can Read SMS Verification Code to Trigger Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)/Carrier Billing

At the start of the year, Google updated its permission requests in Android applications, and in particular, restricted access to SMS and CALL Log permissions. Google also added requirements for non-default applications (or those that don’t provide critical core features), allowing them to prompt and ask users for permission to access the device’s data.

This restriction is meant to prevent fake or malicious apps from abusing these features to deliver malware, steal personally identifiable information, or perpetrate fraud.
https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/fake-photo-beautification-apps-on-google-play-can-read-sms-verification-code-to-trigger-wireless-application-protocol-wap-carrier-billing/

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The Pixel 4’s face unlock works on sleeping, unconscious people

Google's lack of an alertness check raises security concerns.

Google's recently announced Pixel 4 has a new biometric feature—well, new for Google, at least—face unlock. Like most new biometric systems, that means we'll probably be writing about security flaws in its implementation, and the first one has already popped up before the phone is even out. You don't need to have your eyes open for the Pixel 4's face unlock to work. The flaw was first publicized by the BBC's technology reporter, Chris Fox, who was able to get face unlock to work on several people with their eyes closed.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/10/the-pixel-4s-face-unlock-works-on-sleeping-unconscious-people/

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We can no longer pretend that Google is a positive force in the world.
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There is a simple first step that every internet user can take to make things a little better. Seek out a better web browser to replace Google Chrome and tell everyone to do the same.

No to Chrome is designed as a starting point for anyone who uses the internet to send a message to Google that their relentless disregard for our rights, dignity, democracy and communities will not be tolerated.

There are many ways protest against Google ranging from Tweets to full boycotts but No to Chrome is designed to be for anyone who uses the internet to participate easily and immediately.


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Google remotely installed a contact tracing app, and people are pissed.

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https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/06/20/google-may-have-installed-a-covid-contract-tracer-app-without-permission-and-people-are-pissed/